Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook
CPAG’s Handbook provides comprehensive, reliable information on all welfare benefits and tax credits. It explains:
- who can claim benefits and tax credits;
- disability and incapacity benefits, and the work capability assessment for employment and supportant allowance;
- how housing benefit and council tax benefit are calculated;
- jobseeker’s allowance and benefit sanctions;
- how to claim from the social fund;
- which benefits can be claimed if you are unemployed, a parent or carer, a student, retired or widowed, pregnant, entering the UK, or sick or disabled;
- challenging decisions, backdating, overpayments, income and capital, and national insurance provisions.
It is fully indexed and cross-referenced to social security legislation and decisions of the courts and the Upper Tribunal.
The online version of the Handbook is updated throughout the year.
It is available as part of these packages:
- CPAG’s Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Law Online
- CPAG’s Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Online (basic version)
The print edition is updated annually. More about the print edition »
